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Flashcards by Leann McLeod, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Leann McLeod
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| High Level Language | a programming language - which is similar to natural human - that allows code to be written Examples: Basic, Pascal, C++, Java, COBOL, C# |
| Machine Code | A programming language that does not resemble any natural language and is made up of bit patterns that can be executed directly by the CPU. |
| Variables | A storage area - that is given an identifier - which stores data that can change. |
| Constants | Storage areas - which are given self-documenting identifiers for data that does not change. |
| Local Variable | A variable that is defined within a sub procedure and as such is only accessible from within that same sub procedure. |
| Global Variables | A variable that has a larger scope. It can be accessible from anywhere within a program. |
| Static Variable | a variable that has a lifespan that lasts the entire time that the program is running. |
| Dynamic Variables | A variable that when defined has a lifespan that ends when the sub procedure in which it was defined ends. |
| Assembler | a program which coverts the low level assembly programming language into machine code. Iat uses an opcode and allocates memory to variables resulting in an operand. |
| Interpreter | a program that is converts high level language into machine code one line at a time. |
| Compiler | a program that converts high level language into machine code. (There are 4 stages in compilation) |
| Translators | a program that changes a program written in one language into an equivalent written in a different language. |
| Array | a collection of items with each item being of the same data type |
| Logical Expression | something for which the answer can only be true or false |
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